Ring spinning and twisting apparatus.



No. 843,810. ATENTBD PEB.12, 1907.

I I. HAYDEN, J11. RING SPINNING AND TWISTING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 27, 1906.

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JOEL HAYDEN, JR, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HAYDEN MACHINERYCOMPANY, OF BOSTON,

OF MAINE.

MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION RING "SPINNING AND TWISTING APPARATUS.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed January 27,1906. Serial No. 298,204.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOEL HAYDEN, Jr., a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suifolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RingSpinning and Twisting Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to ring spinning and twisting apparatus, andparticularly to that class of apparatus in which the rings are usuallytermed stationary rings, inasmuch as they have no continuous rotarymovement, although they are capable of slight rotative movement.

It relates, moreover, to that class of rings which is provided with aweighted member securely attached thereto and adapted to bear upon thehorizontal base of the ringsupporting plate on which said intermediatemember is adapted to have slight horizontal movement.

The particular object of the invention is to provide a ready means'ofsecuring the ring to the weighted or intermediate member to provide aslight vertical movement of said ring and weighted member relative tothe ringsupporting plate and ring-rail to which it is attached whileadapting said ring and weighted member to a slight rotary movementthereof and a slight horizontal movement of said weighted member on theface of said holder or plate. This invention accomplishes this object bymeans of certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts, which willbe thoroughly understood by reference to thedescription of the drawings and to the claims to'be hereinafter given.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of a portion of thering-rail, with a ringsupporting plate or holder secured thereto, withthe ring shown in position therein. Fig. 2 represents a similar viewwith the ring and the clamping member of the weighted intermediatemember removed therefrom. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on line 33 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the main part ofthe weighted member. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of thering-supporting plate or holder, and Fig. 6 represents an enlargedperspective view of a portion of the ring-supporting plate and theintermediate weighted member.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figuresof the drawings.

In the drawings, 10 represents :a ring-rail of any well-knownconstruction, having secured thereto by means of screws 11 theringsupporting plate or holder 12. The plate 12 is provided with ears13, projecting upwardly therefrom and having the upper ends thereof bentinwardly to engage recesses 14 in the weighted member 15, which isprovided with an upwardly extending annular threaded flange 16.

The recesses 14 and slots 17 cut the flange 16 into a plurality ofsegments. An annular threaded ring 18, having its threaded inner faceslightly tapered, is adapted to cooperate with the segmental annularflange 16 to cause said segments to be bent inwardly when the ring 18issecured thereon, so that said segments 16 are caused to engage withand securely clamp the spinning-ring 19 (of any well-known construction)securely in position and prevent it from rotating upon said weightedmember 15.

The clips or cars 13 are slightly narrower than the width of therecesses 14, so that the weighted member is free to move in a retarydirection to a limited extent upon the horizontal surface of thering-supporting plate or holder 12. The plate 12 is provided with twodiametrical upwardly-projecting pins 20, which project into slots 21,out in the under face of the weighted. member 15. These pins 20cooperate with the slots 21 to limit the movement of the weighted member15 upon the supporting-plate12 in one direction-that is, transversely ofsaid slots while they permit a freer and more extended movement of theweighted member upon said supporting-ring 12 in a directionlongitudinally of said slots. This better facilitates the centering ofthe ring with the spindle and prevents the clips 13 from engaging thewalls of the recesses 14 in the movement of the weighted member upon theplate 12. The pins 20 are usually placed upon the plate 12 in suchposition that when the plate is attached to the ring-rail the pins 12will be located transversely of the ring-rail, as shown in dottedposition in Fig. 2.

The ears 13 project upwardly, so that the under face of the horizontalbent-over portion thereof is somewhat removed from the upper face of therecess 14, thereby permitting the weighted member 15 to have a slightvertical movement or a slight tilting move ment to better facilitate theoperation of the ring and permit it to accommodate itself to differentcircumstances during the operation of the spinning.

On one of the ears 13 is secureda traveler clearer 22, adapted to bebent into a position in which it will cooperate with the traveler 23 inthe usual manner.

The divided threaded weighted member 1518 makes a very convenient formof securing the ring and weighted member together and permits of such aclamping upon the ring 19 as to prevent any accidental movement thereofupon said weighted member 15.

It is believed that the advantages of the invention and the operation ofthe device is fully apparent from the foregoing explanation without anyfurther description.

I claim 1. The combination of a spinning-ring, a supporting plate orholder, a weighted member secured to said ring normally resting upon theupper horizontal face of said plate and provided with a plurality ofengaging shoulders, and means secured to said plate or holder 'coactingwith said shoulders whereby said member is permitted to movehorizontally in contact with the upper surface of said plate or holderor vertically to a limited degree but is prevented from continuousmovement.

2. In a spinningring, a supporting plate or holder, a weighted membersecured to said ring resting normally on the horizontal surface of saidplate or holder, and provided with a plurality of engaging shoulders,and means secured to said plate or holder coacting with said shoulderswhereby said member is permitted to move laterally on the horizontalsurface of said plate or holder or vertically to a limited degree but isprevented from continuous movement.

3. The combination of a spinning-ring, a twopart weighted member securedthereon, and means permitting said member lateral movement butpreventing continuous rotative movement.

4. The combination of a spinning-ring, a two-part weighted membersecured thereon, and means permitting said member limited verticalmovement but preventing continuous rotative movement.

5. The combination of a spinning-ring, a

weighted member provided with an annular threaded flange, and an amiularthreaded ring cooperating with said flange.

6. The combination of a spinning-ring, a weighted member provided withan annular segmental threaded flange, and an annular threaded ringcooperating with said flange to cause said segmental flange to impingeupon the spinning-ring.

7. The combination of a spinning-ring, a Weighted member provided withan annular threaded flange, and an annular threaded ring provided with atapered inner threaded face cooperating with said flange.

8. The combination of a spinningring, a weighted member provided with anannular segmental threaded flange, and an annular threaded ring providedwith a tapered inner threaded face cooperating with said flange to causesaid segmental flange to impinge upon the spinning-ring.

9. The combination of a spinning-ring, a supporting plate or holderprovided with a plurality of clips and two projections diametricallyopposite, and a weighted'member secured to said ring and provided withshouldered recesses for the reception of said clips and slotsdiametrically opposite and removed from said recesses for the receptionof said projections, said clips and shouldered recesses and saidprojections and slots coop crating to permit said weighted member slightlateral movement in either direction upon the horizontal face of saidholder but greater movement in one direction than in a direction at,right angles thereto.

10. The combination of a spinning-ring, a supporting plate or holderprovided with a plurality of clips and two projections diametricallyopposite located transversely of the ring-rail, and a weighted membersecured to said ring and provided with shouldered. re cesses for thereception of said clips and slots diametrically opposite and removedfrom said recesses for the reception of said projections, said clips andshouldered recesses and said projections and slots cooperating to permit said weighted member slight lateral movement in either directionupon the horizontal face of said holder but greater movement in onedirection than in a directionat right angles thereto.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 23d day of January, 1906.

JOEL HAYDEN, JR.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. LOMBARD, EDNA C. CLEVELAND.

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